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Padmapokhari observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
The principal temple recorded for Kaptipada mandal is Ashram-Nigamananda. No temple of this dedication is on record within Padmapokhari itself.
Durga Puja, from Shashthi to Dashami, in community pandals rather than at home. Sandhi Puja at the join of Ashtami and Navami, Sindoor Khela and immersion on Dashami.
The regional form observed across West Bengal, Odisha, Assam. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Padmapokhari ranks #5 of 120 villages in Kaptipada mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Padmapokhari ಒರಿಸ್ಸಾದ ಮಯೂರ್ಭಂಜ್ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Kaptipada ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದಲ್ಲಿ 2,979 ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 634 ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಲ್ಲಿ (2011 ಜನಗಣತಿ) ಇರುವ ಗ್ರಾಮ, Kaptipada ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದ 120 ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ 5ನೇ ದೊಡ್ಡದು. ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ 35%, ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ ಸರಾಸರಿ 51% ಗಿಂತ 16 ಅಂಕ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮತ್ತು ಲಿಂಗಾನುಪಾತ 1,000 ಪುರುಷರಿಗೆ 1,070 ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು. ಪಿನ್ಕೋಡ್ 757106, Salchua ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ; LGD ಗ್ರಾಮ ಕೋಡ್ 391275. ಗ್ರಾಮ Parjanga ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿದೆ, ಶಾಸಕ Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan. 2026ರಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂದಾಜು ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 3,512, 2011ಕ್ಕಿಂತ 18% ಹೆಚ್ಚು.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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